Its’ Time for Washington to Demonstrate Positive Good Energy Leadership by Action Indeed for the Whole World to See! And the Redskins Too!
The name “REDSKINS” came to us from the 1930s; a time before almost all of us were born, a time before civil rights or public awareness about racism and bigotry. It truly was a different time then; when it was normal to have African Americans banned from sports leagues and sleeping in colored-only motels.
As for our First Nation, the contempt was even worse. They were NOT even acknowledged and placed in refugee camps called “reservations”.
For me, I believe we ought to acknowledge how the word “Redskin” was used by settlers against our First Nation. It was a racial derogatory slur; plain and simple. Thus, I would NOT want to see any team named after a racial slur. In our new connected world, we can do so much better.
To me, it is appropriate for evolved civil competition in sports to represent the highest ideals of sportsmanship.
In fact I recently created a youth football team and had to name it. In 2014, I would never consider using the names;
Dagos, Honkeys, Fags, Makakas, Spics, Niggers, Coons, Beaners, Wetbacks, Homos, Gooks, Chinks, Wops, Towelheads, Sand Niggers, Gringos, Crackers, etc………it just does not fit the highest ideals of sportsmanship.
I strongly feel that when we collectively embrace our First Nation and others, not only in the USA but around the world, we place ourselves at the highest level of civility; truly world-class. This must be our aspiration.
Thus, I say we rename the team “Warriors” or even “Braves” and invite our First Nation to the table to become fans and reconcile placing our FIRST NATION in the Ring of Honor next to football heroes John Riggins, Doug Williams, and all the rest.
We do NOT need to change the logo. Nah…the new name fits and honors the long-standing tradition of our First Nation in a respectful and civil way. We all win when we collectively respect, compete and demonstrate world-class sportsmanship. It permeates our culture and the actions in deed affect our kids and future generations in ways that mere words cannot do alone.
As a famous U.S. President once said “In a rising tide, all boats rise” or maybe he said “Win one for the Gipper” or maybe it was both! Hum? What I do know is that we’re all human beings, not just some of us!
Our First Nation is a treasure and we must honor it at the highest level; thus honoring ourselves in the process! I welcome your comments.
Johnny Punish founded VT in 2004. After 20 years at the helm, he “retired” from the daily operations in late 2023 passing the ball over to the new owner of VT, Chief Justin Time. He now writes for VT as “Writer Emeritus”. He is also a global citizen eco-activist, visionary, musician, artist, entertainer, businessman, investor, life coach, podcast host, and syndicated columnist.
Punish is an ethnically cleansed Palestinian-American whose maternal family was evicted from their home in Haifa, Palestine in 1948 by Irgun; a Euro-Zionist Settler Terrorist Group. The family became part of the over 1,000,000 Palestinians who are Al-Nakba refugees (The Catastrophe). The family fled to Beirut Lebanon for 13 years eventually emigrating to the USA in 1961 via a Brasilian passport obtained by his Palestinian Brasilian-born grandmother (In the early 1900s, the family was sent to Sao Paolo Brasil as guest workers in the mining industry. Punish’s father is Italian-American from New York City. Punish’s paternal great-grandparents emigrated to the USA from Naples Italy and Marineo in Sicily in the 1890s. Punish was born in the Bronx, New York in 1963.
Punish was educated at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (1980-81) and California State University Fullerton (1981-1984) with studies in accounting and business. Before the “internets” had been invented, he owned and ran (5) national newspapers in the United States of America from 1987-1998. From 2004 to 2023, he owned and managed VT Foreign Policy retiring at the end of 2023.
Punish is also a recording artist. He has over 100 original songs written. He records and produces music. A member of ASCAP, Punish has several songs placed in feature films. His music is promoted worldwide and played on all digital networks and net radio.
He is also the founder and owner of Global Thinkers, a freedom media that helps free thinkers create real wealth.
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